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“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

If we reduce the level of taxation imposed on the people by the government (through the elimination of socialist programs such as welfare and foreign aid and by eliminating all taxes except for a tax on personal increase), the government would be able to fund the building of a wall on both borders (though, probably not necessary on the northern border), AND still be able to improve/maintain infrastructure throughout the country.

Less taxation means citizens have more money to spend.

More money to spend boosts the economy naturally, and allows it and businesses to grow.

Growing businesses can produce products more efficiently, lowering costs, while still maintaining good pay for its employees... which means they have more money to spend at the end of the pay period.

Which means their standard of living goes way up, and the cycle continues.

More taxes do the exact opposite.

Which is not the point there are literally dozens of 'perfect' tax schemes out there that their proponents think will fund everything under the sun and pay off the debt. Take your pick but none of that solves Trump's problem which is how to win this current standoff. With the majority of public opinion blaming him and the Republicans for the shutdown, the Democrats are actually benefiting the longer it goes on. Eventually, his Republican allies in the Congress will turn on him to save the brand.

So the master of the art of the deal actually needs to deal and that means he has to offer something to the other side to get what he wants. What can he offer that the Democrats would jump to take given they have the stronger hand? I can think of a few things. DACA, a Public Healthcare Option, the carbon tax I mentioned, etc.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken

Which is not the point there are literally dozens of 'perfect' tax schemes out there that their proponents think will fund everything under the sun and pay off the debt.

The difference is that the one I propose will actually work.

Take your pick but none of that solves Trump's problem which is how to win this current standoff. With the majority of public opinion blaming him and the Republicans for the shutdown, the Democrats are actually benefiting the longer it goes on. Eventually, his Republican allies in the Congress will turn on him to save the brand.

So the master of the art of the deal actually needs to deal and that means he has to offer something to the other side to get what he wants. What can he offer that the Democrats would jump to take given they have the stronger hand? I can think of a few things. DACA, a Public Healthcare Option, the carbon tax I mentioned, etc.

Another issue in this is the current 'crisis' on the border that Trump is talking about will NOT be solved by a border wall. These caravans coming from South America are not trying to enter the country undetected. They are coming here to apply for asylum. The only reason they are crossing the border illegally is due to the massive backlog, part of it caused by the administration, at the legal border crossing for processing asylum seekers. They know that if they cross the border and are arrested they get to bypass that. They want to be caught.

The only way to change that is passing immigration reform to update the asylum laws and the Republicans have been fighting doing that for years.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken